Nice plug in the Denver Post today about the addition of Dan Caruso to chair our steering committee for the Blackstone Network (excerpt below). Many thanks to Dan for all his help in this effort and his commitment to entrepreneurship in Colorado.

Blackstone picks Zayo's Dan Caruso to help startups get to next level

By Tamara Chuang
The Denver Post

The Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network, an organization created to help startups get to the next level, added Zayo Group CEO Dan Caruso as its steering committee chairman for 2015.

Caruso, who co-founded Boulder-based Zayo in 2007, led the company to one of the biggest technology public offerings this year.

"The Front Range is home to so many innovative startup companies, and we must continue to foster collaboration and growth to keep them in Colorado," Caruso said.

Blackstone also announced the first three Blackstone entrepreneurs selected to work with small businesses: George Heinrichs, co-founder of public-safety communication service Intrado, which grew to be one of Colorado's largest software companies, with 1,100 employees; Mark Hopkins, founder of Peak Industries, a contract manufacturer of medical systems; and Tom Moore, founder of WildBlue, and a principal in TimesArrow Capital, LLC.